| 2013 season | |
|---|---|
| President | Eddie McGuire |
| Coach | Nathan Buckley (2nd season) |
| Captains | Nick Maxwell (5th season) |
| Home ground | The MCG |
| Pre-season competition | 6th |
| Regular season | 6th |
| Finals series | Elimination Final |
| Best and Fairest | Scott Pendlebury |
| Leading goalkicker | Travis Cloke (68 goals) |
| Highest home attendance | 93,373 vs.Essendon (Round 5) |
| Lowest home attendance | 32,691 vs.Greater Western Sydney (Round 18) |
| Average home attendance | 55,487[1] |
| Club membership | 80,456 |
The2013Collingwood Football Club season was the club's 117th season of senior competition in theAustralian Football League (AFL). The club also fielded its reserves team in theVFL.
The club signed a total of 80,456 members for the 2013 season, setting a new VFL/AFL record for total club membership in a season.[2]
| No. | Name | AFL debut | Games (2013) | Goals (2013) | Games (CFC) | Goals (CFC) | Games (AFL career) | Goals (AFL career) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Fasolo | 2011 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 45 | 40 | 45 |
| 2 | Jordan Russell | 2005(Carlton) | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 125 | 18 |
| 3 | Brent Macaffer | 2009 | 22 | 7 | 52 | 28 | 52 | 28 |
| 4 | Alan Didak | 2001 | 5 | 3 | 218 | 274 | 218 | 274 |
| 5 | Nick Maxwell (c) | 2004 | 19 | 1 | 198 | 29 | 198 | 29 |
| 6 | Tyson Goldsack | 2007 | 13 | 6 | 104 | 37 | 104 | 37 |
| 7 | Andrew Krakouer | 2001(Richmond) | 8 | 10 | 35 | 50 | 137 | 152 |
| 8 | Harry O'Brien | 2005 | 19 | 7 | 178 | 25 | 178 | 25 |
| 9 | Martin Clarke | 2007 | 9 | 3 | 72 | 19 | 72 | 19 |
| 10 | Scott Pendlebury (vc) | 2006 | 23 | 18 | 171 | 113 | 171 | 113 |
| 11 | Jarryd Blair | 2010 | 22 | 14 | 81 | 64 | 81 | 64 |
| 12 | Luke Ball | 2003(St Kilda) | 13 | 2 | 64 | 27 | 206 | 85 |
| 13 | Dale Thomas | 2006 | 5 | 0 | 157 | 121 | 157 | 121 |
| 14 | Clinton Young | 2005(Hawthorn) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 118 | 60 |
| 15 | Jarrod Witts | 2013 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| 16 | Nathan Brown | 2008 | 22 | 1 | 90 | 7 | 90 | 7 |
| 17 | Dayne Beams | 2009 | 8 | 6 | 91 | 95 | 91 | 95 |
| 18 | Darren Jolly | 2001(Melbourne) | 9 | 4 | 71 | 52 | 237 | 122 |
| 19 | Jamie Elliott | 2012 | 20 | 30 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 36 |
| 20 | Ben Reid | 2007 | 22 | 25 | 95 | 30 | 95 | 30 |
| 21 | Quinten Lynch | 2002(West Coast) | 18 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 227 | 290 |
| 22 | Steele Sidebottom | 2009 | 23 | 19 | 108 | 85 | 108 | 85 |
| 23 | Lachlan Keeffe | 2011 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 22 | 6 |
| 24 | Josh Thomas | 2013 | 19 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 19 | 11 |
| 25 | Ben Hudson | 2004(Adelaide) | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 168 | 19 |
| 26 | Ben Johnson | 2000 | 3 | 0 | 235 | 70 | 235 | 70 |
| 27 | Ben Kennedy | 2013 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 9 |
| 28 | Ben Sinclair | 2011 | 15 | 2 | 39 | 18 | 39 | 18 |
| 29 | Tim Broomhead | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Ben Richmond | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Jackson Ramsay | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Travis Cloke | 2005 | 22 | 68 | 196 | 351 | 196 | 351 |
| 33 | Jackson Paine | 2012 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
| 34 | Alan Toovey | 2007 | 5 | 0 | 114 | 8 | 114 | 8 |
| 35 | Brodie Grundy | 2013 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| 36 | Dane Swan | 2003 | 23 | 21 | 219 | 179 | 219 | 179 |
| 37 | Kyle Martin | 2013 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 38 | Peter Yagmoor | 2012 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | Heath Shaw | 2005 | 20 | 1 | 173 | 37 | 173 | 37 |
| 40 | Paul Seedsman | 2012 | 17 | 9 | 28 | 11 | 28 | 11 |
| 41 | Sam Dwyer | 2013 | 21 | 15 | 21 | 15 | 21 | 15 |
| 43 | Adam Oxley | 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | Corey Gault | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Jack Frost | 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 46 | Marley Williams | 2012 | 16 | 2 | 22 | 3 | 22 | 3 |
| 47 | Michael Hartley | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Caolan Mooney | 2012 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| No. | Name | Position | New Club | via |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Forward | delisted[8] | ||
| 19 | Ruckman | delisted[8] | ||
| 27 | Defender | delisted[8] | ||
| 29 | Ruckman | delisted[8] | ||
| 37 | Forward | delisted[8] | ||
| 38 | Defender /Midfielder | delisted[9] | ||
| 21 | Midfielder | West Coast | trade[10] | |
| 31 | Forward | Melbourne | trade[11] | |
| 25 | Defender | Western Bulldogs | trade[12] | |
| 26 | Defender /Midfielder | retired[13] |
| Round | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores[a] | Venue | Attendance | Ladder position | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Away | Result | |||||||
| Friday, 15 February (7:50 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 0.4.5 (29) | 1.6.2 (47) | Won by 18 points | Etihad Stadium[A] | 26,693 | 3rd[14] | [15] | |
| Friday, 15 February (8:55 pm) | Essendon | 0.4.5 (29) | 1.2.10 (31) | Won by 2 points | 26,921 | [16] | |||
| Round | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores[a] | Venue | Attendance | Ladder position | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Away | Result | |||||||
| Sunday, 3 March (4:40 pm) | West Coast | 1.10.7 (76) | 3.10.9 (96) | Won by 20 points | Patersons Stadium[A] | 14,237 | 3rd[17] | [18] | |
| Saturday, 9 March (6:40 pm) | Brisbane Lions | 0.7.12 (54) | 0.12.16 (88) | Lost by 34 points | Etihad Stadium[H] | 12,093 | 6th[19] | [20] | |
| Friday, 15 March (4:00 pm) | Geelong | 20.21 (141) | 13.12 (90) | Lost by 51 points | Simonds Stadium[A] | TBA | — | [22] | |
| Round | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance | Ladder position[23] | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scores[a] | |||||||||
| Sunday, 31 March (4:40 pm) | North Melbourne | 13.9 (87) | 15.13 (103) | Won by 16 points | Etihad Stadium[A] | 41,040 | 6th | [24] | |
| Sunday, 7 April (3:20 pm) | Carlton | 17.15 (117) | 15.10 (100) | Won by 17 points | MCG[H] | 84,247 | 5th | [25] | |
| Sunday, 14 April (3:20 pm) | Hawthorn | 13.12 (90) | 22.13 (145) | Lost by 55 points | MCG[H] | 72,254 | 8th | [26] | |
| Saturday, 20 April (2:10 pm) | Richmond | 11.13 (79) | 16.17 (113) | Won by 34 points | MCG[A] | 81,950 | 7th | [27] | |
| Thursday, 25 April (2:40 pm) | Essendon | 18.13 (121) | 10.15 (75) | Lost by 46 points | MCG[A] | 93,373 | 8th | [28] | |
| Friday, 3 May (7:50 pm) | St Kilda | 15.13 (103) | 11.11 (77) | Won by 26 points | MCG[H] | 40,071 | 7th | [29] | |
| Saturday, 11 May (5:40 pm) | Fremantle | 15.10 (100) | 10.13 (73) | Lost by 27 points | Patersons Stadium[A] | 37,214 | 8th | [30] | |
| Saturday, 18 May (7:40 pm) | Geelong | 15.12 (102) | 14.12 (96) | Won by 6 points | MCG[H] | 66,768 | 8th | [31] | |
| Friday, 24 May (7:50 pm) | Sydney | 8.7 (55) | 15.12 (102) | Lost by 47 points | MCG[H] | 65,306 | 11th | [32] | |
| Friday, 31 May (7:50 pm) | Brisbane Lions | 7.9 (51) | 14.16 (100) | Won by 49 points | Gabba[A] | 26,626 | 8th | [33] | |
| Monday, 10 June (3:15 pm) | Melbourne | 5.9 (39) | 17.20 (122) | Won by 83 points | MCG[A] | 50,835 | 6th | [34] | |
| Sunday, 16 June (4:40 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 15.9 (99) | 9.11 (65) | Won by 34 points | Etihad Stadium[H] | 32,253 | 6th | [35] | |
| Bye | 7th | ||||||||
| Saturday, 29 June (4:10 pm) | Port Adelaide | 13.8 (86) | 7.9 (51) | Lost by 35 points | AAMI Stadium[A] | 31,121 | 8th | [36] | |
| Friday, 5 July (7:50 pm) | Carlton | 12.5 (77) | 17.16 (118) | Won by 41 points | MCG[A] | 78,224 | 7th | [37] | |
| Friday, 12 July (7:50 pm) | Adelaide | 17.9 (111) | 12.12 (84) | Won by 27 points | MCG[H] | 54,790 | 7th | [38] | |
| Saturday, 20 July (4:40 pm) | Gold Coast | 13.7 (85) | 11.12 (78) | Lost by 7 points | Carrara Stadium[A] | 19,721 | 7th | [39] | |
| Saturday, 27 July (4:40 pm) | Greater Western Sydney | 15.16 (106) | 10.6 (66) | Won by 40 points | MCG[H] | 32,691 | 7th | [40] | |
| Sunday, 4 August (4:40 pm) | Essendon | 20.13 (133) | 7.12 (54) | Won by 79 points | MCG[H] | 69,821 | 6th | [41] | |
| Saturday, 10 August (7:40 pm) | Sydney | 10.11 (71) | 14.16 (100) | Won by 29 points | ANZ Stadium[A] | 42,627 | 5th | [42] | |
| Friday, 16 August (7:50 pm) | Hawthorn | 18.11 (119) | 12.12 (84) | Lost by 35 points | MCG[A] | 71,533 | 6th | [43] | |
| Friday, 23 August (7:50 pm) | West Coast | 15.11 (101) | 5.9 (39) | Won by 62 points | MCG[H] | 41,198 | 6th | [44] | |
| Sunday, 1 September (3:20 pm) | North Melbourne | 17.12 (114) | 19.11 (125) | Lost by 11 points | MCG[H] | 50,958 | 6th | [45] | |
| Round | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scores[a] | ||||||||
| Saturday, 7 September (7:45 pm) | Port Adelaide | 9.9 (63) | 12.15 (87) | Lost by 24 points | MCG[H] | 51,722 | [46] | |
| Collingwood was eliminated from the 2013 AFL finals series | ||||||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawthorn(P) | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2523 | 1859 | 135.7 | 76 | Finals series |
| 2 | Geelong | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2409 | 1776 | 135.6 | 72 | |
| 3 | Fremantle | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2035 | 1518 | 134.1 | 66 | |
| 4 | Sydney | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2244 | 1694 | 132.5 | 62 | |
| 5 | Richmond | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2154 | 1754 | 122.8 | 60 | |
| 6 | Collingwood | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2148 | 1868 | 115.0 | 56 | |
| 7 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2051 | 2002 | 102.4 | 48 | |
| 8 | Carlton | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2125 | 1992 | 106.7 | 44 | |
| 9 | Essendon | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2145 | 2000 | 107.3 | 56[a] | |
| 10 | North Melbourne | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2307 | 1930 | 119.5 | 40 | |
| 11 | Adelaide | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2064 | 1909 | 108.1 | 40 | |
| 12 | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1922 | 2144 | 89.6 | 40 | |
| 13 | West Coast | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 2038 | 2139 | 95.3 | 36 | |
| 14 | Gold Coast | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1918 | 2091 | 91.7 | 32 | |
| 15 | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1926 | 2262 | 85.1 | 32 | |
| 16 | St Kilda | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1751 | 2120 | 82.6 | 20 | |
| 17 | Melbourne | 22 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 1455 | 2691 | 54.1 | 8 | |
| 18 | Greater Western Sydney | 22 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 1524 | 2990 | 51.0 | 4 |
| Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scores[c] | ||||||
| Saturday, 9 March (11:00 am) | Essendon | 11.9 (75) | 15.9 (99) | Lost by 24 points | Victoria Park[H] | [71] |
| Saturday, 16 March (12:00 pm) | Geelong | 14.9 (103) | 12.5 (77) | Lost by 26 points | Simonds Stadium[A] | [72] |
| Friday, 22 March (4:00 pm) | Northern Blues | 12.10 (82) | 6.5 (41) | Lost by 41 points | Visy Park[A] | [73] |
| Thursday, 28 March (4:00 pm) | AIS-AFL Academy | 15.15 (105) | 9.9 (63) | Won by 42 points | MCG[H] | [74] |
| Round | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Ladder position[75] | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scores[c] | ||||||||
| Saturday, 6 April (1:10 pm) | North Ballarat | 16.11 (107) | 6.19 (55) | Won by 52 points | Victoria Park[H] | 2nd | [76] | |
| Saturday, 13 April (7:00 pm) | Werribee | 12.14 (86) | 11.12 (78) | Lost by 8 points | Avalon Airport Oval[A] | 6th | [77] | |
| Saturday, 20 April (2:00 pm) | Frankston | 12.11 (83) | 14.12 (96) | Lost by 13 points | Victoria Park[H] | 7th | [78] | |
| Friday, 26 April (6:30 pm) | Bendigo | 9.6 (60) | 25.26 (176) | Won by 116 points | Queen Elizabeth Oval[A] | 6th | [79] | |
| Sunday, 5 May (2:00 pm) | Williamstown | 15.13 (103) | 14.13 (97) | Lost by 6 points | Burbank Oval[A] | 8th | [80] | |
| Saturday, 18 May (1:00 pm) | Geelong | 18.12 (120) | 16.11 (107) | Won by 13 points | Victoria Park[H] | 8th | [81] | |
| Saturday, 25 May (1:00 pm) | Essendon | 18.14 (122) | 17.11 (113) | Won by 9 points | Victoria Park[H] | 7th | [82] | |
| Saturday, 1 June (1:10 pm) | Northern Blues | 17.9 (111) | 17.12 (114) | Won by 3 points | Preston City Oval[A] | 6th | [83] | |
| Sunday, 8 June (2:00 pm) | Casey | 21.15 (141) | 7.9 (51) | Lost by 90 points | Casey Fields[A] | 6th | [84] | |
| Sunday, 16 June (2:00 pm) | Coburg | 18.10 (118) | 13.12 (90) | Won by 28 points | Victoria Park[H] | 6th | [85] | |
| Bye | 6th | |||||||
| Saturday, 29 June (1:00 pm) | Port Melbourne | 11.9 (75) | 8.15 (63) | Won by 12 points | Victoria Park[H] | 5th | [86] | |
| Saturday, 6 July (2:00 pm) | Box Hill | 11.14 (80) | 12.15 (87) | Won by 7 points | Box Hill City Oval[A] | 5th | [87] | |
| Friday, 19 July (7:00 pm) | Geelong | 17.15 (117) | 10.14 (74) | Lost by 43 points | Simonds Stadium[A] | 6th | [88] | |
| Saturday, 27 July (12:00 pm) | Casey | 12.10 (82) | 13.12 (90) | Lost by 8 points | Victoria Park[H] | 6th | [89] | |
| Sunday, 4 August (1:00 pm) | Williamstown | 10.4 (64) | 14.15 (99) | Lost by 35 points | Victoria Park[H] | 7th | [90] | |
| Sunday, 11 August (2:00 pm) | North Ballarat | 14.12 (96) | 13.13 (91) | Lost by 5 points | Eureka Stadium[A] | 9th | [91] | |
| Saturday, 17 August (2:00 pm) | Sandringham | 10.9 (69) | 18.21 (129) | Won by 60 points | Trevor Barker Beach Oval[A] | 6th | [92] | |
| Saturday, 24 August (11:00 am) | Werribee | 15.8 (98) | 13.13 (91) | Won by 7 points | Victoria Park[H] | 6th | [93] | |
| Round | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scores[c] | |||||||
| Saturday, 31 August (2:10 pm) | Port Melbourne | 12.8 (80) | 16.9 (105) | Lost by 25 points | North Port Oval[H] | [94] | |
| Collingwood was eliminated from the 2013 VFL finals series | |||||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geelong | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2273 | 1363 | 166.8 | 64 | Finals |
| 2 | Box Hill Hawks(P) | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1815 | 1326 | 136.9 | 52 | |
| 3 | Williamstown | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1809 | 1394 | 129.8 | 48 | |
| 4 | Casey Scorpions | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1830 | 1434 | 127.6 | 48 | |
| 5 | Werribee | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1897 | 1661 | 114.2 | 40 | |
| 6 | Collingwood | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1766 | 1667 | 105.9 | 40 | |
| 7 | Port Melbourne | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1726 | 1704 | 101.3 | 38 | |
| 8 | Essendon | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1765 | 1590 | 111.0 | 36 | |
| 9 | Northern Blues | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1709 | 1622 | 105.4 | 32 | |
| 10 | North Ballarat | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1556 | 1558 | 99.9 | 32 | |
| 11 | Sandringham | 18 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1705 | 1992 | 85.6 | 26 | |
| 12 | Frankston | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1522 | 1885 | 80.7 | 24 | |
| 13 | Coburg | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1533 | 1973 | 77.7 | 24 | |
| 14 | Bendigo | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 912 | 2649 | 34.4 | 0 |